Glossary of Acronyms

Glossary of Acronyms

AARTS Audit Accountability and Resolution and

Tracking System
EDPAS Education Department Performance Appraisal
ACSI American Customer Satisfaction Index System
AEFLA Adult Education and Family Literacy Act EELIAS Evaluation of Exchange, Language,
International, and Area Studies
AID Aid for Institutional Development
ERDDI Educational Research, Development,
AP Advanced Placement
Dissemination and Improvement Act
APEB Act to Promote the Education of the Blind
ERIC Education Resources Information Center
ATA Assistive Technology Act
ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act
AYP Adequate Yearly Progress
ESL English as a Second Language
C&A Certification and Accreditation
ESRA Education Sciences Reform Act
CBS Common Services for Borrowers
FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid
CDR Cohort Default Rate
FASAB Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
CFDA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
FBCO Faith-Based and Community Organization
CHAFL College Housing and Academic Facilities
FECA Federal Employees Compensation Act
Loans
FERS Federal Employees Retirement System
CHL College Housing Loans
FFB Federal Financial Bank
COD Common Origination and Disbursement
FFEL Federal Family Education Loan
C-PAL Community Partnership for Adult Learning
FFMIA Federal Financial Management Improvement
CPS Central Processing System
Act
CRA Civil Rights Act
FIE Fund for the Improvement of Education
CREO Council for Reform and Educational Options
FIPSE Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary
CSB Common Services for Borrowers Education
CSRS Civil Service Retirement Systems FISMA Federal Information Security Management
DCIA Debt Collection Improvement Act Act

DCMS Debt Collection Management Systems FMFIA Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act

DM Department Management FPPS Federal Personnel and Payroll System

DEOA Department of Education Organization Act FSA Office of Federal Student Aid

DOEAA Department of Education Appropriations Act FTE Full-Time Equivalent

EDA Education of the Deaf Act FY Fiscal Year

EDCAPS Education Department’s Central Automated GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Processing System GAO Government Accountability Office
EDEN Education Data Exchange Network GAPS Grant Administration and Payment System

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GED General Educational Development MECEA Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange
Act of 1961
GEAR UP Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for
Undergraduate Programs MIS Management Information Systems
GEO Greater Educational Opportunities MVHAA McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
GISRA Government Information Security Reform Act NAEP National Assessment of Educational Progress
GPRA Government Performance and Results Act NCER National Center for Educational Research
GSA General Services Administration NCES National Center for Education Statistics
HBCUs Historically Black Colleges and Universities NCLB No Child Left Behind Act
HEA Higher Education Act NCVS National Crime Victimization Survey
HEFL Higher Education Facilities Loans NHES National Household Education Survey
HEP Higher Education Programs NIDDR National Institute of Disability and
Rehabilitation Research
HKNCA Helen Keller National Center Act
NIST National Institute of Standards and
HOUSSE High, Objective, Uniform State Standard of
Technology
Evaluation
NLA National Literacy Act
HSIs Hispanic-Serving Institutions
NSF National Science Foundation
IB International Baccalaureate
NSLDS National Student Loan Data System
IC Information Collection
OCFO Office of the Chief Financial Officer
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
OCR Office for Civil Rights
IES Institute of Education Sciences
ODS Office of the Deputy Secretary
IG Inspector General
OE Operational Efficiencies
IHEs Institutions of Higher Education
OELA Office of English Language Acquisition
IP Improper Payments
OESE Office of Elementary and Secondary
IPEDS Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
Education
System
OIG Office of Inspector General
IPIA Improper Payments Information Act
OII Office of Innovation and Improvement
IPMS Integrated Partner Management Solution
OM Office of Management
IRS Internal Revenue Service
OMB Office of Management and Budget
ISIR Institutional Student Information Record
OPE Office of Postsecondary Education
IT Information Technology
OPM Office of Personnel Management
ITAM IT Asset Management
OSDFS Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
IUS Internal Use Software
OSEP Office of Special Education Programs
LaRS Lenders Reporting System
OSERS Office of Special Education and
LEA Local Educational Agency
Rehabilitative Services
Local-Flex Local-Flexibility Demonstration Program
OUS Office of the Under Secretary

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OVAE Office of Vocational and Adult Education USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
PAR Performance and Accountability Report USC United States Code
PART Program Assessment Rating Tool VR Vocational Rehabilitation
PBDMI Performance-Based Data Management VTEA Vocational and Technical Education Act
Initiative
WISCI Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury
PCP Potomac Center Plaza
WO Web Site Operations
Perkins III Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical
WWC What Works Clearinghouse
Education Act
XML Extensive Markup Language
PL Public Law
Project YRBSS Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
SERV School Emergency Response to Violence
RA Rehabilitation Act
REAP Rural Education Achievement Program
RERC Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
RM Record Retention and Management
RSA Rehabilitation Services Administration
SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration
SBR Statement of Budgetary Resources
SDLC System Development Life Cycle
SEA State Educational Agency
SFA Student Financial Assistance
SLM Student Loan Model
SOF Statement of Financing
SRSA Small, Rural School Achievement
SSIM Standard Student Identification Methodology
SSS Student Support Services
State-Flex State-Flexibility Authority
STAR STudent Achievement in Reading
SY School Year
TASSIE Title I Accountability Systems and School
Improvement Efforts
TCUs Tribal Colleges and Universities
TRIO A group of grant programs under the HEA,
originally three programs; not an acronym

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